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Portuguese Supreme Court dismisses appeal when counterclaim value falls below jurisdictional threshold despite main claim exceeding it.

Case Number 074405
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice refused to hear an appeal against a lower court's decision that only addressed the counterclaim. Although the original lawsuit's value exceeded the jurisdictional limit of the appellate court, the counterclaim itself remained below that threshold. The court ruled that jurisdiction is determined by the specific claim being reviewed, not the total value of all related actions.

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RECURSO PARA O SUPREMO TRIBUNAL DE JUSTIÇA RECONVENÇÃO VALOR ALÇADA

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jurisdictional threshold counterclaim value admissibility of appeal Supreme Court of Justice Portuguese Civil Procedure separate claims procedural limitation

Cited Legislation

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Art. 104.º do Código de Processo Civil
Art. 105.º do Código de Processo Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00011333

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198711120744052

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/3AC88840BF1641EB802568FC0039ECEB?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Não e admissivel recurso para o Supremo Tribunal de Justiça da decisão que apenas respeita ao pedido reconvencional cujo valor e inferior ao da alçada da Relação, embora o pedido da acção tenha valor superior a da mesma alçada.